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Romney Launching Bid in NH Next Week

GOP front-runner making 2012 run official

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is making his run for the White House official next week. The former Massachusetts governor—who is the GOP's front-runner in the latest Gallup poll —plans to formally announce his candidacy at a barbecue hosted by Republican stalwarts in New Hampshire next Thursday, the Union-Leader reports.

Sportswriter Turns Pimp After Pay Cut

Set up 'side operation' prostitution ring to supplement dwindling wages

(Newser) - A New Hampshire sportswriter whose pay was slashed decided to try his hand at moonlighting. But cops say he should have stuck to baseball games instead setting up a prostitution business. Former New Hampshire Union Leader reporter Kevin Provencher, 52, has been sentenced to more that two years in prison...

Oops, Bachmann Fails History in New Hampshire

She mixes up her Concords while citing Revolutionary War

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann is making the rounds in New Hampshire today and said she'll probably decide in the summer whether she's running for president in 2012. But her first visit to the state didn't start well, notes Politico . "You're the state where the shot was heard around the world at...

NH Lawmaker: Send Mentally Ill to Siberia

91-year-old Martin Harty supports eugenics, fears overpopulation

(Newser) - A 91-year-old New Hampshire lawmaker said he wished America had its own Siberia to send "defective people" to. Then "the mentally ill, the retarded, people with physical disabilities and drug addictions" could "freeze to death and die and clean up the population,” state representative Martin Harty...

New Hampshire Weighs 'Birther Bill'


 NH Weighs 'Birther Bill' 


Mar 9, 2011 7:00 AM CST

NH Weighs 'Birther Bill'

Nothing to do with Obama, lawmakers insist

(Newser) - Ineligible candidates aiming to sneak into the White House won't make it past the New Hampshire primary under a proposal being considered by the state House. The chairman of the state's election law committee, a Republican, says a bill is being considered that would require presidential hopefuls to provide a...

'Bigfoot' Files Free Speech Suit

Costumed filmmaker says NH stomped on his rights

(Newser) - An amateur filmmaker kicked out of a state park while impersonating Bigfoot says his rights have been stomped on. Jonathan Doyle dressed up as the mythical creature, ran around New Hampshire's Mount Monadnock, then shed the disguise and interviewed hikers about what they'd seen. Park rangers barred him from filming...

GOP Sparks Fight Over College Kids' Voting Rights

NH, Wisconsin, North Carolina could make it trickier for students to vote

(Newser) - Republican state legislators across the US are stirring up controversy with proposals to tighten voting laws in ways that would affect college kids. The Washington Post points to a particularly heated bill in New Hampshire that would bar out-of-state students from voting in their college towns. Opponents say the efforts,...

Mitt Romney Slams Obama's 'Misery Index'

And calls for a new president, at a speech to be given in New Hampshire

(Newser) - Mitt Romney isn't pussyfooting around: At what Politico is calling his "unofficial kickoff of his Granite State campaign," the Republican plans to lay into Obama. Romney, who will keynote the Carroll County Republican Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner tonight, has this to say, according to his prepared remarks: "Senator...

NH Bill Would Make Some TSA Workers Sex Offenders

Full-body scans, pat-downs would be considered sexual assault

(Newser) - New Hampshire lawmakers debated a bill last night that would classify airport security pat-downs and full-body scans performed "without probable cause" as sexual assault, and punish any TSA employees who conducted them. "Let’s put their name on the sex offender registry, and maybe that will tell them...

Romney Beats Obama in NH Poll

Of course, 78% of potential GOP voters haven't entirely made up their mind

(Newser) - The 2012 presidential race is already heating up: A new poll shows that Mitt Romney is the frontrunner in New Hampshire, beating President Obama in a hypothetical race by 49% to 41%. Romney, not surprisingly, is also the leading Republican, coming out well ahead of other potential candidates. While a...

Romney Keeps His Distance From Tea Party

Analysis: He's being Mr. Mainstream, but it's a risky strategy

(Newser) - Unlike the other big-name Republicans in the conversation for 2012, Mitt Romney is keeping a careful distance from the Tea Party, writes Matt Viser in the Boston Globe . There's still plenty of time for things to change, of course, but for now he's essentially freezing out representatives of the movement...

NH Paper Rejects Gay Wedding Announcement

Publisher says it's not anti-gay, it just opposes the state's law

(Newser) - New Hampshire's Union Leader has gone from reporting the news to being the news after it refused to publish a gay couple's wedding announcement—a move that has become an election issue. As one of five states that recognizes gay marriage, Democratic Senate candidate Paul Hodes is pushing publisher Joe...

Ayotte Wins New Hampshire
 Ayotte Wins New Hampshire 
Sep 15, 2010 12:53 PM CDT

Ayotte Wins New Hampshire

Lamontagne has until 5pm to seek recount

(Newser) - New Hampshire has certified former state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte as the winner of the Republican primary for US Senate. Ayotte was endorsed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and won a narrow victory over Ovide Lamontagne. His conservative credentials and courting of the Tea Party pulled him close in...

NH Race Still Too Close to Call
 NH Race Still Too Close to Call 
PRIMARY NIGHT
Sep 15, 2010 6:01 AM CDT

NH Race Still Too Close to Call

Ayotte, Lamontagne may be headed for recount in GOP Senate race

(Newser) - The final round of primaries before the midterms delivered some big wins for the Tea Party and there's still a prize to claim in New Hampshire. The state's seven-way Republican US Senate primary is down to two candidates and it's still too close to call between attorney Ovide Lamontagne and...

Tea Partier Christine O'Donnell Wins in Delaware

She knocks off GOP-favored Mike Castle

(Newser) - Another huge message from the tea party and potential bad news for Republicans: Christine O'Donnell defeated the GOP establishment candidate, longtime congressman Mike Castle, in Delaware's Senate primary, reports Politico (whose headline begins "GOP Nightmare ..."). She won 53% to 47%. "Don't ever underestimate the power of...

Two Tea Partiers Threaten to Up-End GOP Resurgence

 Two Tea Partiers 
 Threaten to Up-End 
 GOP  Resurgence 
primary day in 7 states
Sep 14, 2010 7:39 AM CDT

Two Tea Partiers Threaten to Up-End GOP Resurgence

GOP chances in Senate hinge on Delaware, New Hampshire races

(Newser) - There are primary races in seven states today, but all eyes are on Delaware, where Tea Party upstart Christine O’Donnell is challenging GOP stalwart Michael Castle. That's not only because O'Donnell is a flaky candidate with anti-masturbation plank in her platform and an endorsement from Sarah Palin, writes Nate...

Sheriff Joe Plays the Media for Fools&mdash;Again
Sheriff Joe Plays the Media
for Fools—Again
OPINION
Sep 10, 2010 4:39 PM CDT

Sheriff Joe Plays the Media for Fools—Again

He's going to New Hampshire, and everyone swoons

(Newser) - The headlines have been cropping up in the RSS feeds of political junkies: Sheriff Joe Arpaio—the self-anointed tough guy in Arizona who doesn't like illegal immigrants—is going to New Hampshire Sunday and pointedly not ruling out a 2012 presidential run. CNN rounds it up here . All this coverage...

NH Rep Quits Over Palin Death Remark

Horrigan apologizes for saying Palin would be more dangerous dead than alive

(Newser) - One New Hampshire Democrat got into trouble this week for wishing Sarah Palin was dead , now another is under fire for explaining why he wants her alive. Timothy Horrigan has resigned from the state's House of Representatives and apologized for a Facebook posting in which he said a dead Sarah...

Candidate Caught Wishing Death on Palin on Facebook

NH Republicans quickly pounce

(Newser) - Psst, politicians: Your witty postings on Facebook aren't private. A Democratic candidate for state representative in New Hampshire is learning this all-important lesson after weighing in on comments over the Ted Stevens plane crash with this gem: "Just wish Sarah and Levy (sic) were on board." Of course,...

Bear Raids Kitchen, Steals Stuffed Bear

He also got a few pears

(Newser) - Best detail ever from a story about a bear breaking into a home: A real bear in Laconia, New Hampshire, swiped a stuffed bear from the house, reports WMUR-TV . He didn't keep it long, though: The family found it in the back yard by a box of crackers. While inside...

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